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      Prevention Of " ¦ Death By Starvation." ...

      profit out of others ' , in his dealings with them as he can , were cpn ^ i ^ i LMit ^ viih itself , —the destitute : ' would be left to perish outright for want of the necessaries of life . But we ' answer that'this logical consequence of tlie . system is so revolting as to be universally rejected ; and the humane anomaly of poor laws and unions has to be resorted , to for keeping the system together . . Now , the * ' relief of distress / ' provided for . by the ' Government , is inadequate to the wants of the destitute . Another benevolent inconsistency , therefore , in the form of the project specified above , becomes " necessary . We shall not go into the point here , whether the logical consequences of the system in , question , being what they are , do not amount to a ' foshtfnl reducti ^ iM abs ^ rdwn , and ipfio . fltcto prove the system

      itself to be essentially and iundamentally wrong and bad . Of two thiiig-s one .- —either the institution proposed = a'b . ove is wanted , or it is not . If it is not wanted , how comes the Tithes to countenance a project diametrically opposed to the logic of political economy ? If it is wanted , what becomes of those who tell us that the labour market is not over-stocked ; who teJl us that the two hundred thousand persons , who , to use the verv words of the Times , find themselves every morning

      without the meaus of obtaining a meal through the . day , except by some chance job or crime , —might all be earning good wages , •'¦; sleeping in feather beds , and feeding on beef and bread and v beer ,, tirf IWiimn ¦ ¦¦? . "We have .: lid surplus population , "it : seems ,. if \ ve are to take , the authority of th &' Times itself ; be it so , ; , btit what tlien . are those mttltitudes of ' our perishing iellow .-creatures " mentioned in its columns in the : above passage ? What . are the hundreds of thousands ' who- ¦ ' unable , to obtain a , . Hying by honest ; means , are driven to criminal coiirses for bread ? It is : not becaaise

      persons' fire able-boOi & d :, ; 6 i \ - even ; ' uriderstiand - ft . trade , that they : caii prbctire \ vprfc . ; Alii the situations / in . their calling may bellied . ; Th « re may "be other ^ Aypi-k : ^ bxit they cannot dp it ; . such work , is not accessible to them .. ( IIow ,. fpr instance , can jpxxrneyrnen . tailors or baitersdo niariners' wo rk ;? . It is ppt ;' s ^ fficieni ;; :. t-hat / tlJLe . i ; e . should ' be Ayork in the abstract ^ it must be ; AV ^ rl *; that . a : man can , do . ' , dFaiiors ^ shoemakers , bakejs , rniglit be in demand ; and' yet the : watchn ^ aker , or the biaefewith / might' be without : employiii ^ ht arid , dying , of > yanfe .

      Bui tlie generality of nirnds nevei * think- pf these thiiigs . Work : is work to . them . : ¦ ¦ ' ¦ Tlie French prineessf wondered Avliy peoj > le should starve ip ' r want ' of ^ bread-4-siie would eat cake sbohpr than starve . -So long as there is .. ; fpod- \' in ' . ' -t 5 i , G . ' . sii © ps , ' ^ people : Seem -to . Aypiicler thai ;' there should be staivatiph in 'thec land ; , they neveir reflect that i ^ is . '¦ ippd ; is totallyJiiiaccessible , to , those : who : ; fire ;' witliout : nionqy ; : . ancl p \\ ai '¦ to ; earn , moneys tiiere / maxst' -be . ' . tie . oossiblcs Avprk for those . who : would earn it . An & so with the Taiid ;' :. There areVsaid : ; tip : : ^ e dSfbeeh . milliohs

      of ; 'acres / Ayhiph Avpuld ^ titriesitlic : iiitiiibe ' r ¦; . pF our . ' wli-ple' pauper class ; in rpclauiiihg . and ctiltiyatiiig tliernj .. tlie ; . ^ wly ^ d ' iriic ^ ty is . fh fVV ^ tilabi ^ Tr-is . ndfc ' . accessible ; ' . ¦ ' % b . ' pjxis . fes , " - % > r th ^ : mp , st ;; p . aft , ;' . in tlie f pvmof ? jjixplis ' in ^' , pl ^ s ^} iiQrQY ' o \ yni ^ s p'f ' -. tiy ^^ ijo . T ^ Uityj .-Syl'ip are ;; -rXot : ; -disp ; p ' se ( i- ; tb . ^ in ' ak'd ' .. an . y .: ttfte . r-atip % : M ; it ^ . , ¦;; "WJQ- ; h aviei . V t 6 . cieail with things as tiley are , / aiid ; ^ . sjiapo qtii ^ qpiidubj ; to ; ex isting-. ' cia-o ^ i ^ stan . ' ce , sf i . ' ¦¦ . ^ rip'Sy tihiags ; ' pugllt , ; to Tpojvis ; a ^ yery : dij ^ fekenfrlmafctgF . i » ' . ' " •/; ' , ' ' . ' ¦ . ' ,: " ., ''¦ . ¦ ' ¦'¦/ . ¦ ¦' ¦ ' ; '¦''; /'' "V - ¦ ;¦ : ' . / .- ,: : - ' . •' , : . '"" ' : '

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      ' ¦ . ' . ¦' ., ¦ ' . ' ¦ ; ' ' . ' t ' . ' ..-.... ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ .. ¦¦ .. 894 The Saturday Ancdysi and Leader , [ Oct . 27 , I 860

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      » v , Q p ; many ; ^^ wi ' . l ^ opl ^ ha ^^ oy ^ jj 1 ^ veilL'l ^ n ^& jd . " . ; , isl ' ipt ¦ ¦ , i ^ itesenco - Qi' ! sci < siniiiL i \ b ' r count for"tbjji ij hpnojnona ^ hioli tlioy . hayo tlioi'o \ yitiioi 3 sqcl . , Onq of pnv ^ i | P ^ disthx ^ u ^ hodi ; ancV oift jtaeni ; nfint ^ bji )^ i ; icianfi is jjrtiA to . bo a ' . thoroug'Jv cspnyovt ; , \ vifcU lfltiny , this :, > vill : g <) . faiVi'bppijitifso cool rpni ! ioHi | M ^ Va ^ f t : 4 Qinwnd fpv < i ^ r ^ tcf . ii ' Q tUo , ; m « ttxonia ^ iatt ') ij ^ Uiiv » it « t < SylHti , os . j Are ? ' x \ o " . nojk tlji ^ k : ffo ; Winlin ' du ^\ v ^ w ^' tn '( lii ^ ll . ^ , . iI ]) T / aAfJ ^^^ 'SavRmtliT ' ^ 'llaEi ' . dibaoi'vod ... that' mbn

      . : ' aocptwnbci ; miih ^; v tp thp . atop , by stop pvpqosho ^; pt po ^ itivo . ' isojOHQb , avo , pftpn ' ¦ Jllcd . phildvon , i \ M . tliq : ¦ ' yuljjiiv , yf })( in ^ iibj ^ otbd to wo « if : - flu ^ e ^ oni ^ i ^^ n ^ n ^ il . 'fiiiQiUt ^ Svith ^ liib ^ . tlioy . fXro utyU P \} W - ^ 9 Lbi . t-o ^ - ^ ii ^ sr ' . qU ) li 0 v > :. lixr ' -th ^ . . wijy \ - ' ^/ < ixpvfiiiio- ' ^<> 'f .- »^ lV - . t ;*?©^ ¦ . . ' qH ( ltit ; i < h \ * J , ; '¦ ' . '' / ' ' '¦ - ¦ :, ¦' '¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' . ¦ ¦ ¦\> - " i ' - '« J " " * y : ' . ' - ' ' '¦' : '> t . ; - ' .. ¦¦) ' ! v ; ' . V '•' ' : ¦ : ; ¦ . . , " ^ ;; tp ; v-, bu ^ # 6 fii ; : w q ;« pvx ^« - wo ¦ iiavbboon lnwo ^ fitti ^^ oa l > y iv , , ¦ . / ; . < j 9 , i ^ ttT » , i-in . ivatip >> : ^( VcloV ^ b' ^^ vi ' ^ y .- ' W ¦ ¦ p ^> do % ^ oc ) iiw (? 9 ^ iQn ; ' tvW jir ' 9 ^« o ^; , ^ ' ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ , ; : ' . , . . ¦ vvi ' ; , / ' - f WV- < ' . " : ' - \ .:- > ., ' : > . . ' - " ¦¦ . ¦ . . ' .. \ ' . . ¦• • : . . ' ; ; : : '¦' ¦ ' ^\> : "¦ ¦ ¦ : ' : , ; { : ' : V "• '¦ ' •¦ ' . ¦ " . '' ! > -: ' : ' : : v 5 1 ; v ; - ¦ , ;¦•¦; , *¦*¦ * : ?& ' ¦' . ¦ :. ' , ¦ :: '¦' ¦ :: \^ . : ^ ; - ^ i :,- [^ ' -V ' y '! ,, \ , ^ fy ti ) . ' : \ : t ¦ ' ¦ : ¦' ,

      i- j . i : r . ic ; i' ' i > : :. vc ! . 'k i al's ^ ii .- 'iicc . anu ' -ti " iiian- of honour : ami , till very recently , ; i t ] i ; . vu ; u ; h dwx'lievcr in spiiit-u-rtl inniuic-statioris . Ho ; hasghou us . invi-wcls , . communications , mmlc to hhns-Qlfknd his wife , wlieii no -third parts- wfls nrcsent , ami in lodginjvs -nt .-the sea ' , side , AvlicTo . > io " ¦ trick oV machinery was prokiblcy or even possible . There were : no little hands , no magical ' phantas .-inay-oiia of nosctrays .. < tc , but .-. . . l > y---rfips on tlie table , with disiiiict p ; ni > cs at certain letters ,-intol % iHe- answci-s were ffirenlo iiuportairt ' ( iiu-stions rei * pect-iny hi » «')\ vii well-beiny and that of liis hou-sehojd : ad vices so iinportaut -aad remarkable respecting- the past , that it KhIjiim to iaake an iniportnnt clian ^ o in his present arraugeliHMits in obedieriee to what he deems the supernatural injunctions .

      The nie ' ssiiges were all of a bcnencial . and nearly all of a scriptnrally relig-ion- > character , anil lie declares they have produced a . permanent t-liangc ibr the better in his , o- \ vn . This s-entleman , we repeat , is a mini of honour- , and holds a most responsibju and important- scientific public post ; lie is not a man easily to be . fooled , and is , weave thorpuui-lilv convinced , incapable of ¦ fouling us , or of g-iving- us anythiiiir bat an honest record of his hnjiressions . He has not au tiruisod us to £ ; -ire his name , indeed , we did not ask him for his permission , not ' hayinir . nt . first , any intention of penning tliis article . As far -aswe are coneevn . ecl , we soleiiinly aj > sure the reader that we write in all £ > -ood faith , with still a lurking- prejudice against these in ' anifcsf atio ' n-s « , for we . have not , as yet , had an opportunity of beinj ? present at one of . the \ $ eahcc * , ''' . though such an opportunity is promised us . tit no distant time . What makes us . still ' -: disinclined' to believe , -is the nonsense and

      impiety which arc inixeol tip in hiany- eases with these manifestations ---Iheir ' silly aims , and , spmetinie-s , ' their utter aimlessness—and in this ' ieclin ^ V and on these grounds , they are objected to by most seiisible peo ]> le in Ehglaiul / In one ; iiimily . and .. . si ; high one . the children -were directed to sing an old-fashioned popular song during the wliole ; of a Sunday : afternoon , awl ; directions were given as to the proper colour , ibr The ; ribbpiis iii their bonnets . Another , a noble lady , makes a ^ medium of her iriaid , and consults the spirits as to the suceeMs ofher Jtusband ^ s liorses on the race coarse . What is the meaning of such trash as tliis . ^ -Agaiii ^ Dr . Chii-i > j the American author of ' . ' : ' ' & "book at once tlie moist inimpral iii its tendencies aiid : siHy : in its avguments / thatlias been / . fbisteclon the public tor manvvearsv is a perfect pUlar , of Spiritualisnl . Let * ectableiritualiststeliwliat

      Mi- Howii-c , or any of the resp : sp ^ us ^ the ' meaning ' pf ' tlus .-.-. H ? is it any ineanmg' ? ^ . ; Are ^ there ^ g ^ opd spirits , bad : spirits , . and' utterly nonsensisaV splits ? . A ^ hat is the anain moral tendeiicy ^ if there i ^ any » Onr friend ' s only reply is , that the spirits giv < r their answers aecoirding . entirely : to the sinccrrtr and seriousnessw-itli which the questions , are . propounded , that tlrey yaH ' atiswer profanely , to the prafajxe , irad : mock , the inockerv generally by giyiii ^ no' answer ; , at alL Ile ; speajes ot strdiag vibration on tlie taible , of : distiuct , raps , a ^ dotya ^ certain moderate mW ' emont'i- iibue of the trundling ^ dancing , galloping , aiid ^ ciinabing 6 $ } farrjitnrej with ; ^ vliiGh > oxub \ of the ; repoi'terS have faiiaili f msed its ; - all wliioh yqllickiiig aimisenients sppin to liaye ^ 0 e ^ dbeypn (^ that pf ^ e ^^ is ii

      pet passion of'the . / viilgar > : W , o nppe . -.. wvq qupsuo »_ «« .. ¦•*»• - respe 6 tM , pitthav (?^ he spirits on thesp occasions ov & r doiie a singio useftiltikiins * --- Am && ^ thoir . inaliogahyvnxo ^ emeiits / havp may ovev peribrmcci ' 4 . sitiglp sevvlco so . ; uscjul > dr ; cliaritablP as to savb / a' ]) por / widow Av 0 man , ;; -. 3 Vhp .:: lots Ibclgjiigs * t ] ia e ? cp ; pns ^ ' ot a eouplp ' 6 fvapprai ^ er ^ , riipiii whbn : she ; waiitcclto : ma ^ kp ¦ achango in thp , flirnitxirp of ?& £ ixxtit attcl ^ eeoncli npor Pv : ' , ¦ ' ¦ ..- •' .- . . ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . / . ¦; ' ¦ . WeUi ppd ^ liat our readers ; wilV sdpsby ^ ur : fb ly last remains that wo : ard . not . of a huraouv to ¦ W- i * . UJed , r wijrll ; ourselves , or ; to : iiriposo ^ np ' Q . ^ :: thQi ^ . ^ otwithstanain ^^ article .: ^ oi ' hiivo pntj to .: ad . ^ ,: thut ; : pur Mpnd . ; con SrdP . rs-Mp ¦ I VIi-V " : 'WoiiH , om . sp . mp :: ; bf ; tlip othpr : pro ; fb $ sors m siwply ^ posspssors : of somp : pppuliaV elbptrical pv ; magneto :. power , not ; skaxedia by ' tlle jrias ^ pf manlaad ,. ; ^ . ' ¦ . / . ¦ . ¦ : ¦¦ . , /¦ ¦¦ . ;} :

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  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 27, 1860, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_27101860/page/6/